Job Description
Travel Sales Agent
It's a great time to join AAA The Auto Club Group! Join the team committed to driving your career forward.
Ready to turn your sales skills into a career you love? Join AAA- The Auto Club Group as a Travel Sales Agent and help clients plan unforgettable vacationsno prior travel experience needed.
We're looking for driven, people-focused sales professionals who want to grow in a fast-paced and exciting industry.
What We Offer
Competitive base pay + uncapped commission + performance bonuses
- Average annual earnings up to $40,000 - $87,000+ (based on experience/tenure)
- Unlimited commissions on travel sales
- Guaranteed commission payouts, we invest in your success
- Additional commissions on membership and credit card sales
- Special performance incentives from ACG and partners
- Quarterly new hire on-pace bonus
- Non-exempt (eligible for overtime)
- Offers a structured career path paired with an uncapped commission modelgrowth and earnings are performance driven
Competitive Benefits Packages
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- 401k match
- Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
- Paid time off (PTO), company paid holidays, CEO days, and floating holidays
- Paid volunteer day annually
- Tuition assistance program, professional certification reimbursement program and other professional development opportunities
- AAA membership
- Discounts, perks, and rewards and much more
Exclusive Travel Perks
- Industry leading exclusive preferred partner discounted rates and member benefits to help close the sale
- AAA members travel more than average consumers
- Free leads
- Prioritizing leads with the highest likelihood to travel
- In office travel events and walk-in traffic drive sales daily
- Direct to consumer marketing for travel agents
- Inside support structure to reduce administrative work
- Air desk and inside sales agents
- Interactive group system providing seamless booking process
- Travel partner training certifications provided (free)
- Travel benefits for completing online training programs (can result in free or reduced travel)
- Familiarization tours and cruises offered through developmental programs (100% free)
- International airlines travel agent network card (IATAN)
- Benefits include: hotel and car rental discounts and deeply discounted rates by cruise and tour partners
- Complimentary membership with American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA)
- Established brand that has been around for over 100 years. Our members know and trust us!
- Awarded 'USA Today Top workplaces' 4 years in a row
- Career advancement opportunities
What You'll Do as a Field Travel Agent
- Generate new sales, retain existing members and grow ACG's overall book of business through our multiple product offerings
- Drive new business with competitive products and help retain The Auto Club Groups 14+ million members
- Establishes and grows mutually beneficial relationships with AAA members to maximize their member experience and use of AAA benefits, leading to profitable sales, revenue growth and repeat travel bookings
- Achieves assigned travel, membership, and credit card sales goals
- Sells cruises, tours, hotel accommodations, air travel, car rental, travel insurance, AAA credit cards, AAA memberships and related travel products and services
- Prepares complex and/or large scale domestic and international travel packages
- Completes reservations and advises clients regarding documentation requirements
- Makes necessary travel arrangements (i.e. reservations, collect money, and process documents)
- Receives and champions customer concerns through to resolution
- Ask for referrals, build and grow a book of client business by utilizing the AAA ACG lead system
- Proactively learn and utilize AAA ACG digital and communication technologies to achieve objectives
What It's Like to Work for The Auto Club Group
- Serve our members by making their satisfaction our highest priority
- Do what's right by sustaining an open, honest and ethical work environment
- Lead in everything we do by offering best-in-class products, benefits and services
- ACG values our employees by seeking the best talent, rewarding high performance and holding ourselves accountable
We Are Looking For Candidates Who
Required Qualifications:
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
- 1-year business to consumer sales
Successful candidates will possess:
- Strong sales skills with a history of effectively developing, tracking, following up on and closing leads
- Advanced consultative selling techniques utilizing thorough product knowledge
- Strong phone sales and prospecting skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills combined with strong customer focus
- Ambition, motivation and drive
- Excellent listening skills and ability to understand customer needs
- Ability to proactively grow a personal book of business and repeat clients
Work Environment
This is an in-office position. Employees will service ACG members in-person and are based on site in an ACG branch facility.
Job Tags
Work experience placement, Work at office